Extreme Debris Filled Winds, Placida, Florida - Hurricane Ian - 9/28/2022

Neighborhood destroyed by violent hurricane winds from Category 4 Ian in the community of Placida, Florida. Roofs, trees, houses and debris flying through air.

All footage shot in Placida, FL during afternoon daylight on September 28, 2022 by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer
Shot Description

1. roof ripped off home, then a roof from another home hits house

2. debris flying through neighborhood

3 & 4. homes damaged by violent winds

5. palm tree falls down from strong winds

6. roof flies through air

7. palm tree falls down in high winds

8-21. various shots of buildings and neighborhood destroyed by violent winds

22. Meteorologist Juston Drake stands in high winds

SID: Simon Brewer Juston Drake

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[jerryconner]

A shout out to Florida emergency management. I live in a manufactured home in fairway village largo and with help of my veterans affairs case manager, , was evacuated to Dunedin middle school used as emergency shelter for this hurricane. I'm still at the Dunedin middle school which was used for emergency shelter during evacuation, its special needs people. The staff have been complete professionals very kind and loving, supplied excellent care food and service to citizens. Thank you to all employees, emergency people and staff in taking care of us. Still waiting to get approved so we can return too our homes. A few grumpy citizens wanting to leave but I'm impressed by the kindness and love the staff showed and continues to do so. I will probably never again be in the company of a finer group of people. Thank you, too all that served and protected us.

[kidcompany]

Better footage then any of the news stations can produce. Great job.

[wewinusa]

I'll take the positive lighting over the tornado anytime. Anytime I hear those thunderclaps I'm excited. This is pure therapy.

[donnab]

I know material things can be replaced but this isn't easy to watch. It's extremely hard to lose everything. All your hard work, tender loving care and memories... simply gone!

[-strick]

And one of the sad things to think about is people left Northeast Florida to head south and rent rooms and stay with family... And then the storm shifted right in all their direction

[worldweary]

That was the best footage so far 2 months in.

[howardmotley]

How is it possible for these guys to film this in real time without injury or death, balls of steel.

[prettykitty]

My heart is so heavy because I'm in Miami and God knows we've had our share of this. It could have been us once again, but we were spared this time. Don't ever stay if you're near water! Always have a plan and flee! You can always start over, it's just not worth it. It's the price we have to pay to live here. God Bless Florida we're praying for everyone in the path of Ian🙏😇❤️

[Metal_Vault]

Woah, oh man, woah, woah, OMG!

I give these guys a lot of credit. Everything I would've said would've been bleeped out.

[paulcorreia]

My brother albert lost his entire house, along with most of his neighbors, our prayers go out to the people in displacment !

[redwatch]

That's the craziest hurricane footage I ever seen. Thanks for having the balls to film this.

[mapuanakupuna]

TY for your tremendous courage to get out there & risk your lives to film it all! Please stay safe!

[xenon]

My grandfather used to tell me about how he saw a man cut in half by a sheet of tin roofing during a tornado. STAY INSIDE DURING STORMS.

[lakimberlybrown]

SENDING OUT PRAYERS TO THE PEOPLE IN FLORIDA🙏🏿

[tasteofwang]

There are days when I curse my homes concrete walls while trying to mount something. Not this day.

[suebruce]

Been through many hurricanes but I’ve never seen anything like this for the sustained winds.

[papawx]

About a year ago or so, the weather authorities changed Ian's category designation from a four up to a five.

[ikigaiikigai]

I never understood why in USA the house are made with wood instead of pure blocks and concrete, specially in those ares that are prone to hurricanes and tornadoes!

[boostedb]

I live in tampa it's crazy to think this was going to be us just 24hrs prior to landfall. I pray there are no fatalities with this storm.

[sharonbower]

Our prayers are with all the Floridians and pray for their safety through this horrific storm!